Power loader



H. A, WHITE' POWER LOADER June 14, 1960 Filed Dec. 23, 1957 INVENTOR Ha?" ry uW/z'lle 9% n. m ATTORNEY BW WW H. A. WHITE POWER LOADER June 14, 1960 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Dec. 23, 1957 INVENTOR [17a r ry J9. Wh 'e ATTORNEY United States Patent O POWER LOADER Harry A. White, P.0. Box 845, Andrews, S.C.

Filed Dec. 23, 1957, Ser. No. 704,564

'4 Claims. (Cl. 214-75) This invention relates to a novel loading unit adapted to be mounted on a truck chassis and including a load supporting bed portion and conveying and hoist means for moving articles to be loaded toward either side of the truck for loading the articles on the bed portion of the unit.

Another object of the invention is to provide a loading unit of extremely simple construction which may be very economically manufactured and sold and which may be expeditiously employed with a chassis of a conventional truck.

Another object of the invention is to provide a loading unit especially adapted for handling wood and which may be eiiiciently employed for loading and unloading as well as for conveying the loaded wood.

Various other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter become more fully apparent from the following description of the drawings, illustrating a presently preferred embodiment thereof, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view of a portion of a truck with the power loader mounted thereon;

Figure 2 is a transverse vertical sectional view thereof taken substantially along a plane as indicated by the line 2-'2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional view taken substantially along a plane as indicated by the line 3--3 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view taken substantially along a plane as indica-ted by the line 4-4 of Figure 2;

Figure 5 is an enlarged transverse vertical sectional View, taken substantially along a plane as indicated by the line 5-5 of Figure 3, and

Figure 6 is a fragmentary elevational View illustrating a slight modilication of one part of the loader.

Referring more specifically to the drawings, the power loader in its entirely is designated generally 8 and includes a pair of spaced substantially parallel sill members 9 which are adapted to be detachably mounted on and supported by the longtiudinal side rails 10 of a selfpropelled truck, a portion of which is illustrated in Figure 1 and designated generally 12. The sill members 9 preferably comprise outwardly opening channel members, as best seen in Figure 5. The loader also includes two uprights 11, which are preferably of Il-shape in cross section as seen in Figure 3, which are fared to and rise from forward ends of the sill members 9 and which are preferably disposed immediately behind a truck cab 12. Said uprights 11 are rigidly connected to one another by a lower cross brace 13 and an upper cross brace 14. The sill members 9 are preferably of a length to extend beyond the rear end of the truck chassis when the forward ends of the sill members are disposed immediately behind the truck cab 12. Upwardly opening socket members 15 are xed to the rear ends of the sill members 9 and are adapted to detachably mount rear corner uprights, not shown, for maintaining a load, such as logs, not shown, on the sill members 9.

The loader 8 is detachably secured immovably on the truck 12 by a plurality of clamps 16 each of which includes a frame 17 which engages around one of the rails 10 and over a bottom part of the sill member 9 disposed thereabove, and a clamping screw 18 which is threaded through a bottom portion of the clamp frame 17 and is tightened against a bottom portion of the rail 10 to secure the clamp frame immovably to the rail 10 and sill member 9. At least two such clamp units 16 secure each sill member 9 to the rail 10 disposed therebeneath. Shields or fenders 19 are secured to and extend outwardly from the sill members 9 and are disposed over and spaced from the upper portions of the tires of the rear wheels 20 of the truck 12 to prevent any part of a load supported by the sill members 9 from coming in contact with said rear wheel tires.

A lower tubular mast section 21 extends through and is secured in a central opening 22 of the upper cross brace 14, as seen in Figure 2, and has an arch shaped base portion 23 at its lower end which rests upon and is secured to the lower cross brace 13 and so that the open lower end of the mast section 21 is disposed above and substantially in alignment with an opening 24 of the brace 13, as best seen in Figure 1. A collar 25 has a lower portion 26 disposed around and secured to the mast section 21 above the upper brace 14. The collar 25 has an enlarged upper end 27 which is disposed around and spaced outwardly from the upper end portion of the mast section 21 and which is connected to the lower collar portion 26 by an annular flange portion 28. The upper collar portion 27 and the flange portion 28 combine with the upper end portion of the mast section 21 to define an upwardly opening annular channel 29. An upper mast section 30 has an externally enlarged lower end 31 which iits turnably in the annular channel 29 and which is supported on ball bearings 32 which are mounted in the bottom of the channel 29 to permit free swiveling of rLhe upper mast section 30 relative to the lower mast section 21.

The tubular upper mast section 30 is provided with a longitudinal slot 33 which is disposed above the collar 25. A pair of apertured ears 34 are secured to and extend laterally from the mast section 30 and straddle the upper end of the slot 33, as best seen in Figure 2. A tubular boom 35 has an inner end loosely disposed between the ears 34 and swingably connected thereto by a pivot pin 36 which extends transversely through the upper portion of the inner end of the boom 35 and through the ears 34 for supporting the boom for vertical swinging movement relative to the mast 21, 30. A small sheave 37 is journaled in the inner end of the boom 35 beneath and spaced from the pivot pin 36 and with its axis disposed parallel to the axis of said pivot pin.

A cap member 38 is mounted on the outer end of the boom 35 and has a downwardly opening outer portion 39 which is disposed beyond a recessed outer part 40 of the boom 35 in which a sheave 41 is journaled. The cap 3S has an upwardly projecting eye member 42 to which is secured one end of a chain 43. A cleat 44 is secured to and projects upwardly from a cap 45 which closes the upper end of the mast section 30. The cleat 44 is shaped to selectively engage a link of the chain 43 and to prevent slippage of the chain therethrough for supporting the boom 35 at diii'ferent angles relative to the mast 21, 30. A third sheave 46 is supported by an axle 47 for rotation in the lower portion of the slot 33, beneath the inner end of the boom 35, and a part of the sheave 46 extends into the mast section 30 and terminates adjacent the longitudinal center thereof.

. 3V A'plate 48 Yhas 1end portionsrsecured tothe sill members V9 vand extends therebetween-and is downwardly offset relative to said sill members, as best seen in 'Figures 1 and 2. `A second platej9 is disposed forwardly of the iplate48 and is connected theretoby spacing Vrods T50. iA

shaft *'1 extends through and is journaled inru'pperportions of the [plates48 and 49 and arreel"52`is x'ed to said shaft and is disposed for rotation between the platesV 48 and 49. The reel 52'is disposed almost `di-' Yrectly beneath the opening 24 of the lower'cross brace 13. VAshaft V53 Vhas a rearportion extending through and journaled in lowerfportions of the plates 48Yand 49,

-beneath and spaced from the reel 52 and has arforward l57 `is pivotally connected at 58 intermediate of its ends to aV semicircular latch segment 59` which is supported on the upper side of the' iioorboard 60 of the vehicle cab 122.. VThe upper portion of the lever 57 carries a conventional latchmernber 61 whichnorrnalll engages between teeth of the latch segment 59 for vimmovably latching the lever 57. The lever 57 extends downward-V lyfrom its pivot 58 through an openingv 62 of the floorboard '6e andrha's a yolree at it'slower end which loosely Yengages in an annular groove 64v of the clutch half' 56. With theV latch'l releasedfromthe segment'59 the upper end of the lever 57 canbeiswung forwardlyv to displace the lower end 'thereof anditheclltch half'56 rearwardly for disengaging the clutchihalves andthe shaft r Y53"'from the shaft "54, and theflever 57.can bev latched Vin a positionwith 'the clutch thus disengaged. Conversely; the upper end of the `le'ver57`can be swung rearwardly and'latchedin its'V position of' Figure 1 with the `'clutch engaged 'so that the shaft v53 willibe driven by and in unison with theshaft 54; f

Sprocketwheels arelxed to the'rear ends of the shafts V551 and 53V and an endless i'chain is trainedfover said sprocket wheels toV form a chain and sprocket wheel drive b'etween'said shafts as'seen in Figures 1 and 2 and designated 65, whereby the rcel 52 will be driven simultaneously with the shaft 53.' v-Aicable 66jis1wound on the reel 52VV and has a free endext'ending .upwardly therefrom vthrough the opening 24, the hollowmast sections 21 and Y 30,'l outwardly through :the Yboom :35 and downwardly i from the cap member 38. Said cable end is trained over i the sheaves '46,37 and41 by means "of which the cable 'is supported Yout of contact with the Ybrace 13, the mast and boom. A hook 67 is secured to the end of the cable which depends fromfthe `cap member' 38 and a pair of tongs 68, as seen in Figure 1, or a` sling 69, as'seen in i Figure 6, may be Vdetachably connected ,to the Vhook-67 to engage wood or other itemsto be'loadedonto. the

il sills 9.V

From Vthe foregoing it will/be readily-,apparent that the boom 35 can be raised or lowered by adjustmentY ofthe chain 43 in the cleat 44. With the'clutches 55, 56 disengaged the end of the cable 66 to'which the hook 67 is connected canV be extended from'the boom 35 and drawnY laterally ofthe'truck'in "either direction. The boom 35 can swing with the upper mast section130 outwardly of either side of the .truck 12 Vaway from which'the cable is extended. Wood or other articles, not shown, to `be loaded can then. be engaged by the tongs 68er sling 69, which is attached to the hook 67 and Ypulled laterally toward theY truck' and thereafter i Ylifted and deposited on `the sills '9,' For pulling andv liftf ing items engaged by the tongs' 68 orvsling'69, the lever 57 yis manipulated as heretoforev described to engage the 4 f Y clutch halves so that the shaft 53 will vbedriven bythe shaft 54 to turn the reel 52 in a direction for windingthe cable thereon until the load is elevated to above the level of the sills 9 and above the level of other articles supported on said sills and so that the load can be manually swung to a position over the sills by a swivel movement of the upper mast section 30.

Chains 70 are attached to the upper mast section 30 and detachably engage hooks 71 which extend inwardly from the uprights'l'lvtoretain the upper mast section and -boom against-swinging movement and with the boom disposed longitudinally of the truck 12 so that there Will be no swinging movement ofthe boom 35 about the axis of thermast while the truclcll is in transit.

The uprights 11 are also preferably provided with outwardly extending clearance arms 72 on the outer ends of which light bulbs 73 are mounted.

Various modiications and changes are contemplated and may be resortedY toV without #departing from the function orscope ofthe-invention as hereinafter dened bygtheaappended claims.

-to be disposed longitudinally of a truck vand resting on the Vside railsV of the truck chasis, clamping means engaging olfV shaft of the truck.

spacedportions vof. the sill members and. side rails for detachably'securing the sill members'. to the ,side.rails,zuprights -xed to and rising from the forward endsfof said sill members and adapted to be disposed' behind and ad- `jacent the truck cab, cross Vbraces extending Qbetween and secured tosaid uprights, Va tubular mastincluding a tixed ylower section secured'to and;supportedfbyfsaid `cross: braces and an uppery section `rising from the upper Ythe sill members, said winch including ay cableghaving an end extending therefrom upwardly through' the .mast

.and outwardly .throughV the'iboom and including. a free end` disposed beyond the outer Vend of said boom, loadengaging means connected to said free end of the cable, andmeans adapted to couple said winch to a power take- 2. A power loader attachment as in claim -1,-means pivotally connecting said boom to an. intermediate portion of the upper mast section for vertical swinging moveent angles relative to the; mast. `3. A power loaderY attachment as inyclaim ment of the boom relative tothemast, and ,meansad- .justably connecting the outer end of the boomfto the upper end `of the mast for supporting theV boom at (lider- 2,.;` and sheaves'jjournaled in said ,mast and boom Voverfwhich the-cable` is trained and by whichrthe cable is maintained out'of contact` with1the mast and boom.

4. A power loader'attachment as inY claim l, andv means detachably connecting the vuppermast section -to said v uprights to preventrotation of the upper'mast section and boom relative to the lower mas-t section.

'Y References Cited in the iileY of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 

